256 LADBROKE GROVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01796758 · ltd · incorporated 1984-03-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31➖BOODOOSINGH, James Edward resignedsecretary
- 2018-12-02➖VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy resigneddirector
- 2018-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-16➕MUNSON, Julian Patrick appointeddirector
- 2006-02-01➕BOODOOSINGH, James Edward appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-31➖VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-31➖LIENERT, Erica Kaye resigneddirector
- 2001-01-31➖LIENERT, Erica Kaye resignedsecretary
- 2001-01-31➕VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy appointedsecretary
- 1999-10-06➖ARDEN, Katherine Helen resigneddirector
- 1998-09-15➖DUNN, Adrian Richard Howard resignedsecretary
- 1998-09-15➕LIENERT, Erica Kaye appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-15➕LIENERT, Erica Kaye appointeddirector
- 1998-09-15➕VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy appointeddirector
- 1996-10-01➖HOULAHAN, Franles Avis resigneddirector
- 1996-04-20➕DUNN, Adrian Richard Howard appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-20➖HALL, Rose Marie resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-20➕ARDEN, Katherine Helen appointeddirector
- 1996-04-20➖HALL, Rose Marie resigneddirector
- 1984-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 256 LADBROKE GROVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Gerda Wendy Viedge Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Julian Munson Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nick Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nursen Tyurkasian Individual · Turkish · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ivy Jenkinsceased 31/03/2022· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AD PRIME MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16613047 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AD PRIME PROPERTY LTD→ 16561264 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIDA HOMES LTD→ 16851515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJP PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16915181 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALBION BUSINESS SERVICES SUFFOLK LTD→ 11165241 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALI MASHADI PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 16746354 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALSTRAB PROPERTIES LTD→ 13039266 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMAPOLA HOMES LIMITED→ 11728483 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMAZING GRACE HOUSING LIMITED→ 15915098 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMAZING HOUSES LTD→ 13626073 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AMB PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO LIMITED→ 16949296 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMBERSTONE COMPROP LIMITED→ 13600623 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
5 Welshwood Park Road
Colchester
CO4 3JB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)
MUNSON, Julian Patrick→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOODOOSINGH, James Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2019-03-31
DUNN, Adrian Richard Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-20 · resigned 1998-09-15
HALL, Rose Marie→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-20
LIENERT, Erica Kaye→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 2001-01-31
VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2006-01-31
ARDEN, Katherine Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-20 · resigned 1999-10-06
HALL, Rose Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1996-04-20
HOULAHAN, Franles Avis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1996-10-01
LIENERT, Erica Kaye→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 2006-01-31
VIEDGE, Gerda Wendy→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-09-15 · resigned 2018-12-02
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Recent filings (108 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-30